07 Feb 2020
East Hampshire District Council is considering a two per cent increase in Council Tax to support the most vulnerable people in the district.
The increase, amounting to 5p a week for the average household, would add around £215,000 to the council’s Welfare Fund.
This would be the first time in seven...
06 Feb 2020
The owner of a flooring company has been fined for failing to provide documentation to East Hampshire District Council as it investigated a fly-tip in Liss.
John Draper, of Castle Flooring, Portchester, was fined £440 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £44 and costs of £155.
Investigating...
04 Feb 2020
A group of people with dementia enjoyed the first choir session held by Dementia Friendly Petersfield on Tuesday 28 January.
Cllr Julie Butler, East Hampshire District Council Deputy Leader and portfolio holder for welfare, granted the group £480 to get the choir started.
Cllr Butler attended the...
29 Jan 2020
The district’s trees and woodlands will be in safe hands after a meeting calling for volunteer tree wardens drew more than 100 people.
East Hampshire District Council and the Tree Council arranged a meeting in Petersfield to give local people the chance to sign up.
Held in the Rose Room of...
29 Jan 2020
Local projects, groups and organisations are invited to join our community of good causes
East Hampshire District Council is launching a new community lottery to raise money for local good causes and is looking for organisations keen to take part.
A 'Good Causes' launch event will be held on Monday...
17 Dec 2019
East Hampshire District Council is seizing an opportunity to explore how it can take a proactive role to shape Whitehill & Bordon’s new town centre - to make it a vibrant, energised, lifestyle destination and not just another shopping centre battling the tide of online retail.
The council is...
17 Dec 2019
Clanfield has been decked out in seasonal decorations this Christmas thanks in part to grants from a couple of East Hampshire District Councillors.
Clanfield Online, a community website run by a group of businesses and organisations, has placed ten Christmas trees around the Clanfield, put up...
17 Dec 2019
Whitehill & Bordon children have been spreading the love this Christmas by writing festive cards for hundreds of isolated older people.
Christmas can be a difficult time of year for anyone but especially for people on their own. Research shows that 1.7 million older people in England will not...